Month: April 2014

International Paints has announced a new software system, claimed to be the first allowing ship owners and operators to assess and predict the risk of hull fouling dependent on the routes their…

Wärtsilä has announced a contract for design and power for a new platform supply vessel for operating in arctic conditions.

Caterpillar Marine has shipped its first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines, destined for and LNG hybrid barge – the world’s first LNG-powered barge in the Port of Hamburg.

Dubai’s Drydocks World is to have global power expert’s ABB first ever Middle Eastern turbocharging service point.

Netherlands-based Eekels Technology BV has been awarded the TBI Innovation Prize 2013 for its slow steaming entry, which helps vessels reduce fuel by 50% at a 25% lower speed.

Russia’s Okskaya shipyard has obtained an order to build five 5,589dwt tankers. The vessels are intended for both sea and river traffic, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

The Ulstein Group has entered a new market and achieved its highest value contract yet by securing design and equipment packages for four ocean going tugs with Japan’s Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair.